“It was a very interesting game. Fans, the football community remembered the past days, experienced nostalgic feelings”.
Idman.biz reports, citing Futbolxeber.az, that Orkhan Mammadov, the President of the Azerbaijan Minifootball Federation, said while talking about the game held between the legends of the country's football dedicated to the World Cup.
"Neftchi 2000s and Premier League Coaches met in the Legends Cup organized by the Azerbaijan Minifootball Federation. Mammadov said that such games should be held more often: we saw the stars of Neftchi and Qarabag. This match reminded us of interesting games in the past. I think that such games should be held more often. It was also very pleasant for the fans to watch such a match before the World Cup”.
He emphasized that he believed that the fans would support our national team in the World Cup: “The match was held in a friendly atmosphere. Our veterans, our football stars communicated with the fans. I am grateful to each of them. I believe that our fans will support our national team at the World Cup as well. The team needs this”.
“What feelings did you have while watching the veterans’ match?” the head of the federation answered the question: “I remembered the past. As a child, our love of football began with the games of Neftchi and Qarabag. They are all pleasant memories. It was very nice to watch the veterans’ match again”.
It is interesting that the winning goal and the decisive penalty in the veterans’ match was scored by Rashad Sadigov, the head coach of Zira, headed by Orkhan Mammadov: “Yes, this is also a significant event. Rashad Sadigov has been a leader wherever he has been. Today, he could not play at full strength due to a minor injury”.
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